Infant frame carrier

A new and improved child carrier for use as a two-wheeled stroller and as a child-supporting backpack comprising, in combination:

• a frame formed of an upper handle component in an inverted U-shaped configuration and a lower component formed of two downwardly extending legs and a cross-piece coupling the legs at their lower ends with a bracket at the lower ends of the handle and the upper ends of the legs for coupling therebetween;
• a fabric seat for a child having a rear face coupled to the bracket, an upwardly extending back and a pair of vertical straps forming a front;
• a forwardly-extending U-shaped restraint positioned in front of a child secured at its inboard ends to the bracket supporting the upper edge of the seat;
• a pair of wheels rotatably secured to the lower end of the legs;
• a chest belt having a releasable buckle at a central extent secured to the frame at the lower cross-piece;
• a pair of shoulder straps secured to the frame with their upper ends secured to the restraint and their lower ends secured to the frame adjacent to the cross-piece;
• safety straps coupled to the child seat for securing the child in position thereon;
• an elbow connector having an upper extent adapted to be secured to an end of the upper handle component and a lower extent including an integrally formed male connector with a number of radially extending protrusions, an aperture extending through the lower extent of the elbow connector;
• a female connector having two diametrically opposed fins and a number of radially positioned recesses, the female connector adapted for engagement with the male connector wherein the number of protrusions and recesses allows the male and female connectors to engage at a limited number of relative angular orientations;
• a housing component having an outer face and an inner face, the outer face having an aperture adapted to receive the male connector and the inner face having an aperture adapted to accept the female positioning element;
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• a user engageable button and an axially aligned spring positioned with the aperture of the elbow connector, the button and spring serving to permit the user to selectively disengage the male connector from the female connector to thereby allow the angular adjustment of the elbow connector relative to the housing component.